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Social Media And Personal Branding
TweetI had fun yesterday teaching the graduating students and faculty members about Social Media and Personal Branding. Not that these people are naive of these tools, but they just use social media for fun and nothing more. Blogs and Social Media, as web 2.0 enthusiasts already know, is a tool that can be used for…
Tweet It’s supposed to be a season where job is a rare commodity, but I received a call from a headhunter requesting for my updated CV. Her client is a flourishing company, despite the present crisis, and in need of someone to head their HR dep’t. The budget is rather tempting, so before I put…
Tweet Last week, I got a call and email from strangers. One head hunter who got hold of my contact details thru this blog sent an email and requested for a comprehensive copy of my CV. An executive requirement of another company fits my credentials, according to the sender. I declined the request with due…
TweetFor about 2 nights, I was chatting with a fellow blogger about her job hunting efforts who just graduated from a top university. As an HR practitioner, I gave her 2 quick tips to start on the right direction as far as her career is concern. Choose a career not a job. Choose a company…
TweetWhenever possible, I would like to have an engaging activity with my son so I can teach him practical lessons in life. Yesterday, because of the long break, we had an opportunity to wash the car together. As expected of a 10 year old boy, he wanted to finish the task immediately so he can…
TweetIt’s graduation season ones again, and the labor market will be flooded with new talents. In the midst of the growing competition, how do we keep up with the competition?First, establish what would you like to be known for.This is the most basic of brand management.When I source and search a candidate for a job,…
Tweet Whether student, professional, full time parent or blogger, “stress” is a regular part of our daily life. Though some causes (of stress) are unavoidable, there are also unnecessary stress brought about by either stupidity or foolishness. Different authors suggest different ways to manage stress but let’s look at how Jesus manage stress, in the…
TweetI received this via SMS from a colleague… funny and worth sharing. Manager: “For a man with no experience, you’re asking for a high wage” Applicant: “Well, sir, the work is much harder when you don’t know what you’re doing“
TweetMy mentor once told me that in life we’ll be shown different patterns or examples on life issues like parenting, marriage, career etc. Life was designed this way so when we are faced with similar situation, we can make value adding decisions. Blogs and bloggers are good illustration. While we are exposed to different blog(ger)s,…
Tweet I hope all is well with you at the start of a working week. Please allow me to blog about the teaching we received from church yesterday. T’was so value adding and I can’t let this pass without discussing it here. We were encouraged to set goals in 4 areas, (1) relationship with the…
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This blog of 6 years is a witness to my ascendancy to executive HR position and my foolish attempt to start my own company, ha ha.
This blog used to be the depository of my thoughts about people management, social web and how to use this to build your personal brand. I have since diversified to niche blogging and decided to use this to keep my personal reflections.
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